Collins, Drew look like good fits for Northwestern

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The knock on Chris Collins? He never has been a head coach.

The knock on Bryce Drew? He has been Valparaiso’s top guy just two seasons, and though successful, how hard can it be to win in the Horizon League?

Northwestern intends to interview Collins early next week, and Drew is too logical a target not to draw NU’s interest.

ESPN analyst Bruce Pearl, the former Iowa assistant who won big at Tennessee and Milwaukee in the Horizon League, said he has no doubt that Collins or Drew would thrive at Northwestern.

“Both would be really good gets,” Pearl said. “I would not have made the change (dismissing Bill Carmody) because his system was perfect for that program. But with the way these guys recruit, they would get Northwestern a different kind of player.”

Neither Drew nor Collins was available for comment Wednesday as they prepared their teams for NCAA tournament games.